Tsumigebu takes on the big courtroom battle! The Tsumigebu takes on a big courtroom battle! Episode 13]

This is the Tsumikibashi University Game Research Club. This is the club room of the Tsumikibashi University Game Research Club, or "Tsumige Club" for short.

The club members bring their own games and just play them. ......

This is a series of game reviews in the style of a novella, leisurely describing the daily life of the "Tsumigame Club"!

Introduction of Tsumigame club members: Yuma Konoshita, the main character, is a 19-year-old college freshman. She is bright, honest, polite and a little natural. She is a casual gamer and enjoys playing games of all genres without hating them.; Sayuri Ekioka is a 20-year-old second-year university student and the head of the Tsumigame club. She is a passionate gamer who can't stop talking about games and has a wealth of knowledge about them. She has a wide range of knowledge from old games (including maniac games before the Famicom!) to the latest games. ) to the latest games, and buys any game that interests him, from the hottest titles to the most maniacal. However, it is said that his game playing skills are not very good.; Kirishima Sui is a 20-year-old second-year university student and vice president of the Tsumigame Club. She met Sayuri in the spring of their freshman year of college. She is a gal-type girl who got hooked on video games under Sayuri's influence and is now a total gamer. She is a genius gamer who can get the hang of any genre of game she plays and quickly get good at it.

One evening. Yuma Konoshita, a first-year club member, came to the club room and opened the door to play games.

Good evening!

In the club room, the club leader, second-year student Sayuri Ekioka, and the vice-president, second-year student Sui Kirishima, were arguing about something.

Objection!　When I came back, all the cakes were gone!　And Sui came to the club room while I was out of the room!

No, that's why there was no cake on the desk when I came in!

Objection!　But I can smell the sweet smell of cake on you!　It's proof that you ate the cake!

No, no, no, this is the smell of perfume!

(Hey, is there some kind of trouble? ......?)

Yuma enters the room, looking at the two of them. (Are they in trouble? ?) Yuma enters the room, looking at them.

What are you two doing ......?

Ah, Yumacchi!　Listen~!　Sayuri seems to have run out of the cake I left in the club room, and she suspects I ate it!

Objection!　I'm not just doubting!　This is just a warm-up for playing "Ace Attorney 1 & 2: Narihodo Ryunosuke no Housaku to Kakugo," which I brought with me today!

Oh, this is from the "Ace Attorney" series, right?

Oh, and I've been calling out "Objection! I see that's why you were calling out "Objection!" so much~ .......

That's right!　Today I am greatly influenced by "Ace Attorney 1 & 2"!　What do you think?

No, I don't care what they say.

Ace Attorney 1 & 2" means two games in one, right?

No, ...... disagrees!　That's right!

If that's right, then there's "no objection".

...... Well, anyway, today I'm going to talk a lot about "Great Ace Attorney 1 & 2 - Narihodo Ryunosuke no Housourei to Kakugo" and actually play it!

Yes!

No, Yuma!　That's not a "yes", it's an "objection!" That's not a "yes", that's an "objection!

Yes, yes!　Objection!

Okay, that's the spirit!

What the heck is this ......?

Set in Japan and London in the late 19th century and Meiji era, long before the time of the "Ace Attorney" series!

This title, "Daihyakuten Trial 1 & 2 - Narihodo Ryunosuke no Hakuaku to Kakugo" is a set of "Daihyakuten Trial 1" and "Daihyakuten Trial 2" released on Nintendo 3DS, ported to the latest hardware with high-resolution graphics and new features to enjoy the series at its peak. Before I introduce "Ace Attorney 1 & 2," let me first talk about the "Ace Attorney" series!

Yes, please!

Ace Attorney" is a courtroom battle adventure game in which the player stands in court as a lawyer and tries to uncover the truth of a case in order to save a client who has been falsely accused of a crime. The phrase "Objection! is all too well-known.

Ace Attorney" has become a common image when it comes to courtroom games, hasn't it?

Yes, I have that image, too. ♪ The "Ace Attorney" series has quite a long history, doesn't it?

Mm-hmm. The first game in the series, "Ace Attorney," was released on the Game Boy Advance in October 2001. In other words, this year, 2021, marks the 20th anniversary of the series!

Twenty years!　That's older than me!

Objection!　You and I are the same age!

No, that's not an objection!

...... Anyway, the "Ace Attorney" series is a popular series with a long history. The series has been released up to "Ace Attorney 6," and there are also the "Ace Attorney" series featuring a prosecutor, and the "Great Ace Attorney" series set at the end of the 19th century!

So, the first and second games in the "Ace Attorney" series are the ones we'll be playing today.

Oh, by the way, wasn't "Ace Attorney", I think, an anime or a live-action movie?

Objection!　Don't say it first when I wanted to!

That's not an objection, it's just a complaint!

As Sui said, "Ace Attorney" has been developed into a wide variety of media mixes, including TV anime and live-action movies, manga, novels, TV dramas, stage plays, and even a Takarazuka Revue.

So it's a popular series that goes beyond the confines of a game!

Objection!　I wanted to say that first!

I'm sorry!

No, Yumacchi, you don't have to apologize either!

One of the reasons for the popularity of the "Ace Attorney" series is its unique characters. The most famous of these characters is Ryuichi Naruhodo.

Ah, Ryuichi Naruhodo, I know him!　He's the lawyer with the distinctive haircut... ♪

Mm-hmm. Ryuichi Narihodo is a lawyer who fights with an overflowing sense of justice and bluff. Because of his popularity, he has not only played an active role in "Ace Attorney," but has also co-starred with Professor Layton and participated in a fighting game!

In a fighting game?　The unexpectedness is amazing!

I mean, he even uses bluffing as a weapon!

Pfft... ....... Yuma, sometimes you need to bluff your way through a grueling trial. Remember that!

Yes, sir!

So, the subtitle of this "Ace Attorney 1 & 2" is "Narihodo Ryunosuke no Housourei to Kakugo" (成歩堂龍ノ介の冒險と覺悟). ......　Could this be?

I have an objection!　Don't say it!　Let me talk about it from there~!

Yes, yes, yes. I've told you many times, that's not an objection!

Okay. Let's start again with ....... Ryunosuke Narihodo, the main character of this "Ace Attorney 1 & 2" is, as a matter of fact, an ancestor of Ryuichi Narihodo!

Oh, wow!

The story takes place in Japan and London at the end of the 19th century and Meiji era, long before the time of the "Ace Attorney" series. The story that can only be told in this unique period setting and the retro atmosphere that abounds throughout the game are the best parts of "Ace Attorney".

I've never played the "Ace Attorney" series, but can I still enjoy "Great Ace Attorney 1 & 2"?

No problem!　In other words, no objection!

There's a word "no objection"?

The characters and story in "Ace Attorney 1 & 2" have been completely redesigned from the previous "Ace Attorney" series, so even if you haven't played the series before, you should have no problem enjoying the game. Of course, if you have played the "Ace Attorney" series, you will definitely enjoy this title more!

I see. I feel relieved. ...... ♪ Well, then, Mr. Director, I'd like to play "Great Ace Attorney 1 & 2" right away!

Ummm...but since "Ace Attorney 2" is a sequel to "Ace Attorney 1", I'll ask Yuma to play "Ace Attorney 1" this time!

Yes, sir!

Good luck, Yumacchi!　You'll have to hone your deductive skills in "Ace Attorney" and prove my innocence, too~!

Ha!　Oh, that's right!　Suey, I haven't forgotten about the crime of stealing and eating my cake~!

Objection!　You just forgot about it!

Well, I admit my objection!

Oh, you admit it pretty easily.

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, .......

Played "Ace Attorney 1! Discover Mujun and get to the truth!

Let's get Yuma to play the first episode of "Great Ace Attorney 1," "Dai ni nai Taidachi no Housourei."

Yes!

The setting is Japan, decades after the historic opening of the country. The story begins when an incident occurs in the Imperial City, which is full of the excitement of change and innovation.

Oh~, words like "opening of the country" and "imperial capital" that are unique to the Meiji era are used, and it makes me kind of excited!

By the way, you can check the backlog, set various options, and save and load data whenever you like. All in all, I would say that the game is very easy to play as an adventure game.

Let's see... ...... "November 22, 8:43 a.m., Grand Trial Chamber, Defendant's Waiting Room, Room Corporal" ....... The story started from a place with a kind of stuffy atmosphere. ......?

The "Grand Inquisitorial Court" was the highest judicial court under the Meiji Constitution. It's the equivalent of today's Supreme Court.

Hey, hey, I've been told by some crunchy person that I'm a "hateful murderer! I've been told that this might be .......

Well, what I'm trying to hide is that the defendant to be tried in this grand courtroom is the main character "Ryunosuke Narihodo"!

What?　Is it going to suddenly become such a big deal in the first episode?

Here is the outline of the case. One day, an English gentleman was murdered by someone at a high-class Western restaurant "La Quintessence," and Ryunosuke, who was enjoying a meal with his best friend Kazuma Asogi, happened to be at the scene and became a suspect in the case.

Oh~, he's in big trouble. I have a feeling that a hot development is waiting for us!

I went ahead and found Mr. Asouyi!　...... Oh, Mr. Asogi is going to defend Mr. Ryunosuke, isn't he?

That's right. Kazuma Asogi is a brilliant man, a sophomore at the same university as the main character, Ryunosuke Naruhodo, and already a qualified lawyer. And he aspires to study abroad in the British Empire in order to revolutionize the Japanese judiciary.

The British Empire...... is the United Kingdom, isn't it?

Mr. Asouyoshi, you are a hotshot. ......

However!　Ryunosuke, concerned about the possibility of damaging Asuyoshi's career in the event that he is found guilty, is going to defend himself as the accused!

He is defending himself?

What an amazing turn of events!

So, the trial is about to begin!

Go for it, Yumacchi!　Get acquitted!

Yes, yes, I'm going to go to !　I don't know much about the case at all, but you can check ......!

Don't worry!　Information on the case can be found at .......

Mr. Asouyi says, "It's described in the 《Court Records》."

(Gununu ....... I wanted to tell you but you beat me to it: ......!　(Unintentional!)

...... Kohon. That's right. During the trial, you can always open the "court record" to see the information about the "parties" and "evidence" in the case. And there will be times when you will need to "confront" your opponent with these evidences!

This system of proceeding with the trial while making full use of the "courtroom record" is so realistic that it feels like you are really participating in the trial.

Hmmm. This one-of-a-kind experience is one of the reasons why "Ace Attorney" is not just a mystery adventure game, but a "courtroom battle game!

While we were talking about ......, Yumacchi seems to be progressing through the storyline.

Yes, I know. The victim, Professor John H. Watson, is a medical doctor invited from the British Empire by the university where Ryunosuke and Asaoyi go to school!　In other words, he's a teacher at his own school. ...... I'm really getting involved in a very serious case, Ryunosuke-san. ......

Yuma then proceeded with the trial and reached the scene where the prosecution was to call 《Witness Witness》.

You are now going to hear the testimony of witnesses who saw the crime scene. They are Taizo Uzumaru, a sergeant in the Imperial Army, and Sanmon Sono Higurashi, an antique dealer.

What, what?　Mr. Uzukumaru testified that he witnessed Ryunosuke shoot the victim. ......!

Eh~!　But Ryunosuke didn't do it, right!

Ummm. Ryunosuke said, "At that time, I just picked up a pistol that had fallen. In other words, the statements of the witnesses are at odds with the facts. So, we are going to "interrogate" the witnesses and come up with conclusive evidence to expose their lies!

Oh, it's a courtroom drama!

Please visit ....... Yuma, will you be able to recognize the "mujun" in the witness's statements and turn on the evidence correctly?

I will do my best. ......　I'll try my best at ............!　Let's see, here is this evidence: ......!

Oh~!　I've got it!

It looks like ...... was right!

Well, we are one step closer to the truth, Yuma!　But after this, there are other phases that await you, such as "shaking" the testimony you are interested in to get information out of it, "cornering" other witnesses, and examining every bit of evidence to get new information out of it!

But we will do our best. ......

Yuma then skillfully used the information he had obtained, sometimes shaking and sometimes pinning down witnesses, to uncover one "mjun" after another in their testimonies.

Time passed, and finally....

Yuma was acquitted!　Yuma, you did it!　You've made a big comeback!

Yes, it's done!　By the way, it was a breathtaking development until the very end. ......

It was a series of unexpected turns of events!　I was completely absorbed in the story.

Hmmm.... This "thrilling storyline where you can't read what's going to happen next" is one of the major attractions of the Ace Attorney series. Anyway, since this is the end of the first episode, I'll stop the gameplay here and talk about the further points of "Ace Attorney 1 & 2" and then summarize today's article at .......

Objection!　I'm anxious to continue and I want to continue playing~!

Hey, what the heck, ......!　But then we'll have to stay in and continue playing until morning today!

Objection!　Tomorrow I have a lecture from first period, so I want to go home and sleep properly!　But I also feel like I still want to play!

I know how you feel, Yuma!

Well, Yumacchi~, that's not an objection or anything, you're just expressing your wish~....... And Sayuri, it's not "Gununu......" either~......

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